Truth Quotes by John Steinbeck

“...and what is truth?”

— John Steinbeck

There's more beauty in the truth even if it is dreadful beauty.

— John Steinbeck

“An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie”

— John Steinbeck

“The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.”

— John Steinbeck

There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.

— John Steinbeck

Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.

— John Steinbeck

“Will liked to live so that no one could find fault with him, and to do that he had to live as…

— John Steinbeck

Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away,…

— John Steinbeck

An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our…

— John Steinbeck

It is possible, even probable, to be told a truth about a place, to accept it, to know it and at the…

— John Steinbeck

Niagara Falls is very nice. I'm very glad I saw it, because from now on if I am asked whether I have…

— John Steinbeck

The lies we tell about our duty and our purposes, the meaningless words of science and philosophy, are walls that topple before…

— John Steinbeck

“It would be a dreadful thing to tell anyone about it, for it would destroy some fragile structure of truth. It was…

— John Steinbeck

But most important of all, the truth, that dangerous stuff, became beautiful and more precious.

— John Steinbeck

“The dark swallowed him, but his dragging footsteps could be heard a long time after he had gone, footsteps along the road;…

— John Steinbeck

“I know that sometimes a lie is used in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth…

— John Steinbeck

There is more beauty in truth, even if it is a dreadful beauty. The storytellers at the city gate twist life so…

— John Steinbeck

A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't say you wore a beard because you liked a…

— John Steinbeck

“I know that sometimes a lie is used in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of the…

— John Steinbeck

“The honest preachers had energy and go. They fought the devil, no holds barred, boots and eye-gouging permitted. You might get the…

— John Steinbeck

You are not a man anymore. You are a soldier. Your comfort is of no importance and your life isn't of much…

— John Steinbeck

I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for…

— John Steinbeck

“Cathy's lies were never innocent. Their purpose was to escape punishment, or work, or responsibility, and they were used for profit. Most…

— John Steinbeck

“And everywhere people asked him why he was walking through the country. Because he loved true things, he tried to explain. He…

— John Steinbeck

“You may thank God you didn’t want to be an actor, Tom, because you would have been a very bad one. You…

— John Steinbeck

Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. My three [great teachers]…

— John Steinbeck

“Cathy did not forget her lies, and she developed the most effective method of lying. She stayed close enough to the truth…

— John Steinbeck

“Adults, in their dealing with children, are insane," he [Ed Ricketts] said. "And children know it too. Adults lay down rules they…

— John Steinbeck

“It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it and it's usually crucifixion.”

— John Steinbeck

“The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost. That's a running…

— John Steinbeck